The Health and Human Services Secretary said "individuals need to act responsibly" to slow the spread, including social distancing and "face coverings."
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned Sunday that “the window is closing” to take action to curb the spread of the coronavirus as cases across the southern United States continue “surging.”
The U.S. has had more than 2.5 million coronavirus cases and nearly 126,000 deaths attributed to the virus, according to data analyzed by NBC News, and the nation set a new daily record of cases on Friday. Story continuesIn light of the trends, several states and cities have paused or rolled back their plans to reopen.
He added that “if these states keep going up, we’re going to have a national crisis like we’ve never seen.” “So I'm the president's Secretary of Health. I'm telling you, practice social distancing. Where you can't appropriately social distance, we encourage you to wear a facial covering,” he said.
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